the hearing got underway, the defense attorney told the court that the defendant, jerry sandusky, had agreed to waive the hearing. and that was it, it was over in about five minutes' time. the defense called the decision, and i quote, a tactical move, not cowardice or gamesmanship. they say no way are they conceding any guilt and, in fact, pled not guilty to all 52 charges. for the first time in a public setting, today jerry sandusky spoke out. >> to stay the course, to fight -- we'll have the opportunity to present our side. >> reporter: don't expect to see jerry sandusky in court anytime soon, although his next date is january 11th. that's going to be an arraignment. his attorney said he is going to waive that appearance as well. also today the assistant attorney general, one of whom is prosecuting the case, said waiving the preliminary hearing was not unusual, but what was surprising was what came about. as many as 13 witnesses were -- 11 witnesses were expected to testify today, including some of the alleged victims. an attorney for one of the witnesses id'ed as victim number one,